After having been away for 104 days and coming back since August 19, President Muhammadu Buhari finally gives the National Assembly (NASS) the chance to welcome him back.
Speaking after the dinner the leadership of the National Assembly had with the Presidency yesterday at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, said, “Mr President invited us for a dinner. As you know, since he came back, we have not had the opportunity to meet with him.
“He has met with different stakeholders, this is the first meeting since returning to the country with the leadership of the National Assembly. So the meeting is to welcome him and we are all grateful that he has come back and we are happy and we assured him that we will continue to cooperate with the executive and also to acknowledge the role we played while he was away.
“He thanked all the members for the patriotic approach they took on the period of his absence.”
When asked about when the president would be coming to the National Assembly to present the 2018 budget, he said “that question should be directed to the executive, we receive them whenever they are ready.”